Edinson Cavani and Luis Suarez play a 2-man game across 100 yards of the field

When I say “one-two exchange,” what pops into your head?

It’s a quick back-and-forth in a tight space, right? It covers a small piece of ground. Tap-tap-tap.

Well, that’s the normal way to play a one-two. Here’s the Uruguay way: Edinson Cavani and Luis Suarez doing it across the entire width of the field for a sensational goal against Portugal.

I’ve never seen two-man game work like this. It’s a strike partnership covering the amount of space that it generally takes six players to cover. And that’s why Uruguay don’t have to play an attacking game. They know that they only need two players to generate good scoring chances.